Milan travel guide for architects and designers

April 5, 2019 Natasha Levy 0
Milan travel guide: Caffè Fernanda by Rgastudio

This month the entire design community flocks to Milan for the biggest event in the industry calendar. Whether you’re visiting for the design week, or planning a separate trip, here’s a travel guide to the city’s best hotels, restaurants, cafes and shops. Cafe: Caffè Fernanda A 17th-century painting is aptly the focal point of this

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BIG and UN Collaborate on Floating, Modular Eco-City

April 5, 2019 Niall Patrick Walsh 0

As part of UN-Habitat’s New Urban Agenda, Bjarke Ingels Group has proposed a vision for the world’s first resilient and sustainable floating community, designed to accommodate 10,000 people. “Oceanix City” is a response to the prediction that by 2050, 90% of the world’s largest cities will be exposed to rising seas, resulting in mass displacement, and the destruction of homes and infrastructure. The scheme is anchored in the UN Sustainable Development Goals, enacting circular flows of food, energy, water, and waste.

Brexit deadlock could be broken with parliament redesign says Axiom Architects

April 5, 2019 India Block 0
Brexit deadlock could be broken by re-designing UK's Palace of Westminster for parliament says Axiom Architects

Axiom Architects have proposed a tongue-in-cheek solution to the UK parliament’s Brexit deadlock, which sees the Palace of Westminster transformed into a more open forum for debate. With the House of Commons unable to agree on a deal for the UK leaving the EU, despite numerous votes, British practice Axiom Architects has redesigned the parliamentary building to

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HC House / Quesnel arquitectos

April 5, 2019 Andreas Luco 0

The proposal hosts a group of dwelling activities that are developed around a garden. The house is located inside the Yucatán Country Club, north from Mérida and distant from the high-density urban flow. The irregular geometry of the plot defined the organization of the domestic program, considering the flows of
natural ventilation and solar path as parameters to take advantage of passive energies throughout the day. 

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arata isozaki’s ceremonial court in doha is captured by pygmalion karatzas

April 5, 2019 macnadusa 0

photographer pygmalion karatzas shares his images of doha‘s ceremonial court designed by the pritzker-prize winning, japanese architect, arata isozaki. the scheme of the project provides a multi-functional, open-air space in which to host events in the capital’s ‘education city’ campus. the photos captured by karatzas embody a muted tonal palette and effectively convey the vast expanse of […]

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